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    Is it just an app to add money to an account or do you need to tap something? Could you run the app through bluestacks?

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    It would probably work with a laptop. But yeah eventually you'll move. I just hate being vendor locked by things.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Buy a second hand pixel 8, 9, 10 pro, xl or not, based on your budget. I wouldn't recommend older. Then after loading GrapheneOS create a couple user profiles. While in this screen remove the ability of the profile to run in background. Use one of these sandboxed users as a Google phone. Install Google Play Compatibility through the graphene installer. Now you have a Google option. Some banking apps won't work, and the McDonalds app won't work. Google is then sandboxed and not running constantly. If you need a Google app, you can switch over. And without background profile running enabled Google services will completely closed when switching back. No reset needed, just like 3 seconds loading. If you install Wattz (fdroid) you can see the power draw reduced in nongoogle mode. The root profile can share apps, create and delete profiles. I guess one downside is you need to learn multiple login passwords. Also no tap to pay ever.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I live in an apartment with those kinds of laundry machines.

    We have an option for people to buy a card and preload it with funds.

    Do you have that option at least?

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    You don't insert the card in the machines.

    You tap the card like you would newer debit cards and Point of Sale (POS) machines.

    I'd look into whether your apartment building could add that as an option, or if not, look into procuring the card that works with the laundry machine manufacturer and see if you can preload it somehow yourself.

    If the manufacturer doesn't make those cards, you might try cards from other manufacturers to see if those work.

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